We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It.

Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by imp on Monday July 21, 2008 @05:34PM (#252705)

He really is just describing a Nokia N810 tablet. When a reader suggested that, Arrington replied:

"yes, although we want to build it a lot cheaper and have a much bigger screen."

So, he expects to replicate the N810, but with a bigger screen and better price? How is he going to beat Nokia and still make a profit?

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Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by fallentimes on Monday July 21, 2008 @06:20PM (#252742)

I don't think he cares about the profit portion.

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Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by imp on Tuesday July 22, 2008 @08:23AM (#253181)

Okay, cool. In that case I'll take two.

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Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by christefano on Tuesday July 22, 2008 @07:22PM (#253764)

It sounds like the techcrunchies haven't actually used the Nokia N810. Just like their dream web tablet, the N810 already uses a Linux kernel, runs Firefox, Skype and plays Flash and other media. It also just hit their $299 price point.

They dismissed it, however, and said they want a bigger screen, even though it has has a fantastic 800x480 resolution and 225 pixels per inch (compared to the iPhone's 480x320 resolution and 160 pixels per inch).

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Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by wmf on Monday July 21, 2008 @06:20PM (#252741)

What does TechCrunch have to do with profit? If bubble companies can build software, why not hardware?

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Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by greyman on Tuesday July 22, 2008 @03:14AM (#253078)

They are profitable, AFAIK, so that's what TC have to do with profit.

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Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by cubrilovic on Monday July 21, 2008 @11:10PM (#252946)

nothing to do with profit - they will retail at cost. it will be cheaper than the Nokia because of what the device doesn't have in it (eg. bluetooth, GPS, being browser only etc.)

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Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by khangtoh on Monday July 21, 2008 @11:18PM (#252963)

and the firefox default homepage is techcrunch.com and yes, you cannot change it according to the EULA..

now you see it.. ah...

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Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by cubrilovic on Monday July 21, 2008 @11:26PM (#252968)

you can finish my sentences with whatever you want for however long you want. the conclusion is that no matter what anybody does there will always be people like you who find it easier to troll

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Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by wmeredith on Tuesday July 22, 2008 @10:11AM (#253257)

Try throwing a period on the end of one of those bad boys. That should stop him completing them for you. ;-P

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Re:We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet. Help Us Build It. by khangtoh on Tuesday July 22, 2008 @08:57AM (#253200)

Nik

I don't think that my comments above are trolling much compared so don't get so sensitive. Why be on the offensive, just think about it, doesn't that sound possible?

And welcome to HN, although you've been here for 9 hours or so.

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